September 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Team Rauner tries to rebrand November message.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-republican-rebrand-20160908-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: We left Chicago, just in time – Steve Zimmerman  (DIERSEN: I left Chicago not only once, but twice — in 1971 when my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen there and in 1978 when I got married.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gun-violence-murder-albany-park-moved-suburbs-perspec-0912-jm-20160908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Bears encourage players to stand for national anthem – Patrick Finley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/john-fox-bears-expect-players-to-stand-for-national-anthem/

 

DAILY HERALD
— American intervention has been one disaster after another – Georgie Anne Geyer
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/discuss/160908987/
— Law judge’s ruling in state employee contract dispute has implications for arbitration debate – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160908/discuss/160908959/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans ask “Is DuPage County over?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160909/ISSUE10/160909852
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Behind the small story of a one-notch downgrade in DuPage County’s credit rating is a bigger story of demographic and economic change. The cut by Fitch Ratings, which put DuPage’s debt at AA+, down from AAA, marked the first time in decades that the county hasn’t held top honors from all three of its rating agencies. County officials were quick to pooh-pooh the decision, which won’t have much fiscal impact. “DuPage County’s finances haven’t changed,” Chief Financial Officer Paul Rafac says in a statement, noting that the downgrade reflects new ratings criteria that put more weight on a government entity’s ability to raise tax revenues unilaterally. As a nonhome-rule entity in Illinois, DuPage has little power to hike tax rates without approval from Springfield or voters. That hasn’t been a problem for DuPage until now. Tax revenues rose naturally for decades following World War II as middle-class migration from the city brought new residents with disposable incomes. Subdivisions sprouted in former cornfields. Shopping centers sprang up along county byways. Corporations joined the influx, carving out bucolic headquarters campuses like McDonald’s Oak Brook complex. As population grew, so did the tax base. Sales tax collections surged, easing pressure on residential property taxes, which DuPage County hasn’t raised in eight years. Driving the virtuous fiscal cycle was one essential force: growth. But DuPage County’s population rose less than 1 percent from 2012 to 2015, and relatively little open land for development remains. “It’s a different landscape than it was 20 years ago,” says John Carpenter, CEO of economic development agency Choose DuPage. Meanwhile, young workers are spurning suburbia in favor of city neighborhoods their grandparents fled. Some businesses are following; most notably for DuPage, McDonald’s is abandoning its circa 1988 headquarters for a new home in the West Loop. THE COMPANY YOU KEEP Another worrisome trend for DuPage, which relies on sales taxes for 54 percent of its general fund revenue, is the migration of shoppers away from brick-and-mortar retailers to online merchants. “While sales tax revenue has grown between 4 and 5 percent annually over the past several years, it has slowed to only 1 percent growth in (fiscal year) 2016, leading the county to change its growth assumptions going forward to only 2 percent growth,” Fitch writes in explaining its downgrade. Of course, DuPage is far from alone. Postwar suburbs around the country are facing the challenges that come with slowing growth. And no fiscal crisis looms for DuPage—its finances are in much better shape than Chicago’s and the state’s. But as any CEO can tell you, things get tight when revenue plateaus. County and local officials in DuPage will face harder choices as they try to maintain services, fund capital projects and hold the line on taxes. For DuPage, keeping the no-property-tax-hike streak intact will become more difficult with each passing year. In an interview, CFO Rafac says DuPage has avoided a property tax increase by controlling expenses as revenues flatten. “I believe we will be able to continue to do that,” he adds. New revenue sources would make the job easier. That’s one reason DuPage has such high hopes for the proposed western access point at O’Hare International Airport. County planners foresee a flowering of restaurants, hotels and other businesses if the project goes forward as planned. “Bensenville will look a lot like Rosemont does today,” Carpenter predicts. Given the uncertainty surrounding western access, DuPage homeowners should hope the county has a Plan B.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump grants interview to Russia-backed TV network – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160909/trump-grants-interview-to-russia-backed-tv-network

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madison County treasurer questioning county board members’ hours – Kelsey Landis (DIERSEN: What do you do with your time?  I spend 10+ hours each and very day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  That is 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650 hours a year, and 36,500 hours a decade.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/89054/madison-county-treasurer-questioning-county-board-members-hours

 

RIVER BENDER
— Rauner Administration leads national panel on the future of driverless cars (DIERSEN: I oppose driverless cars.)
https://m.riverbender.com/articles/details.cfm?id=15121

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State GOP lashes out at Dems for silence as ‘machine’ blocks fair-maps measure – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511006889-state-gop-lashes-out-at-dems-for-silence-as-machine-blocks-fair-maps-measure

 

DNA INFO
— The Newest Amenity In Real Estate? Lead-Free Pipes – Patty Wetli  (DIERSEN: How much lead have you ingested during your lifetime?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160908/lincoln-square/newest-amenity-real-estate-lead-free-pipes

 

U.S. OF ARN
— Illinois’ Institutionalized Corruption: How Auditor General Frank Mautino Could Walk For His Misdeeds
http://usofarn.com/2016/09/08/illinois-institutionalized-corruption-how-auditor-general-frank-mautino-could-walk-for-his-misdeeds/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS TIP JUSTICE SCALES WITH $35M TO CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/new-justice-for-sale-study-reveals-35-million-in-personal-injury-lawyer-campaign-contributions-in-recent-years.html
— OBAMA PREACHES THEORY OF HUMAN ORIGIN STEEPED IN CULTURAL MARXISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/biga-obama-preaches-theory-of-human-origin-steeped-in-cultural-marxism.html
— NO SUSPECTS CHARGED IN FOUR OUT OF FIVE CHICAGO HOMICIDES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/no-suspects-charged-in-four-out-of-five-chicago-shootings.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Munger hit deemed “false”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/09/munger-hit-deemed-false/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Trump sink Dold?”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/09/will-trump-sink-dold/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Values voters stand up and speak out – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/donald-trump-mike-pence-to-appear-at-value-voters-/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is a determined and significant event: The Values Voter Summit is now underway in the nation’s capital, drawing some 2,500 socially conservative activists with much on their minds. Some big names are part of it. Donald Trump and running mate Gov. Mike Pence will both appear — along with 70 other concerned, high-profile folk. They include everyone from actors Jon Voight and Kirk Cameron to Sens. Tim Scott, Tom Cotton and James Lankford. Other high-profile attendees include Allen West, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Oliver North, Bill Bennett, Laura Ingraham and Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle. Also on the list: Reps. Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn, Jim Bridenstine, John Fleming, Louie Gohmert, Jim Jordan, Gov. Mike Bevin, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. C-SPAN is covering the big doings. There’s a certain urgency in the air at the event, organized by the Family Research Council and now in its 11th year. And no wonder. This political landscape is a dynamic one. Some estimates now place the potential “evangelical voting bloc” at 60 million people, though media coverage often emphasizes how many of these voters sat out the last two elections for one reason or another. Values, however, continue to play a role. A new Washington Post poll of 72,000 registered voters in all 50 states found that 72 percent agree that “America today reflects their values less than it has in the past.” Gallup also found that 60 percent of Republican voters pine for a “conservative president, 32 percent favor a moderate and 6 percent a liberal. Almost a quarter of Democrats — 21 percent — preferred a conservative as well, 36 percent favor a liberal, 40 percent a moderate. Meanwhile, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, whose group is the event’s principal driving force, will conduct a news conference Saturday to underscore the group’s mission and reveal plans for a “Values Bus Tour” which will visit 20 states by election day. The riders intend to mobilize local voters to support “bedrock values” like religious freedom, national security and the sanctity of life. And it is quite the ride. On the first leg of the journey, the bus will stop in all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina.)
— Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton step out of character as tight race enters home stretch – Seth McLaughlin and S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-step-out-of-character/
— Visa security loophole exploited by 9/11 attackers still open 15 years later – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/visa-security-loophole-exploited-by-911-attackers-/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Lawsuit: Girls exposed to transgender twerking & grinding in locker room – Todd Starnes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/09/07/lawsuit-girls-exposed-to-transgender-twerking-grinding-in-locker-room.html

 

GOPUSA
— Lindsey Graham: It makes me want to move to Canada  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans love that kind of talk.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14669

 

DAILY CALLER
— Black Democratic Lawmakers Don’t See Sexism In the Justice System – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats focus on turning minorities and females against Whites and against males.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/black-democrat-lawmakers-dont-see-sexism-in-the-justice-system/
— Trans Student Twerks In Girls’ Bathroom, Parents File Lawsuit – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/trans-student-twerks-in-girls-bathroom-parents-file-lawsuit/
— Hillary Clinton: Men Bullied Me While I Was Taking The LSAT – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If you are not a veteran, if you seek a government office or a political office, you might very well be asked to explain why are not a veteran.  If you avoided the draft like I did with student and financial hardship draft deferments 1966-1971, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will call you a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/hillary-clinton-men-bullied-me-while-i-was-taking-the-lsat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton said she was harassed by a group of men who feared being drafted while she was taking a law school admissions test. The Democratic presidential nominee relayed the story to Humans of New York — a blog featuring interviews done on the streets of New York — Wednesday. “I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard,” Clinton said. “My friend and I were some of the only women in the room.” “I was feeling nervous. I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do. And while we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ And ‘There’s plenty else you can do.’ It turned into a real ‘pile on.’”  “One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die.’ And they weren’t kidding around. It was intense. It got very personal. But I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t afford to get distracted because I didn’t want to mess up the test. So I just kept looking down, hoping that the proctor would walk in the room.” “I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional,” she added. “But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk.” “Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off.’ And sometimes I think I come across more in the ‘walled off’ arena. And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility. I don’t view myself as cold or unemotional. And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can’t blame people for thinking that.” When Clinton recalled the story to New York Magazine in May, she said “that level of visceral… fear, anxiety, insecurity plays a role” in how America regards ambitious women. “Unpacking this, understanding it, is for writers like you,” Clinton said at the time. “I’m just trying to cope with it. Deal with it. Live through it.”)
— Georgetown Slave Descendants Want A BILLION Dollar Reconciliation Fund – Blake Neff  (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from slavery?  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have benefited tremendously from slavery because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, because I am White, because I am male, because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, because I am conservative, because I am Republican, because I am old (67), because I am healthy, because I am not poor, because I own guns, because etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/georgetown-slave-descendants-want-a-billion-dollar-reconciliation-fund/
— Feds Spend Millions Fighting FOIA Lawsuits, GAO Finds – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/feds-spend-millions-fighting-foia-lawsuits-gao-finds/

 

THE BLAZE
— Clinton Does First Press Conference in 278 Days, Gets Zero Questions About Email Scandal – Leigh Munsil
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/08/clinton-does-first-press-conference-in-278-days-gets-zero-questions-about-email-scandal/
— Gary Johnson Addresses His ‘Aleppo’ Gaffe: ‘I Have to Get Smarter’ – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Pot is very destructive.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/08/gary-johnson-addresses-his-aleppo-gaffe-i-have-to-get-smarter/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT MOOD COULD SPUR REVIVAL OF TERM LIMITS  (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the establishment?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a member of the establishment?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/09/08/anti-establishment-mood-could-spur-revival-of-term-limits/
— VA CONTINUES TO FAIL VETERANS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Are you a draft dodger?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I would care much more about veteran issues.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/09/08/va-continues-to-fail-veterans/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Pushback Against ‘Safe Spaces’  It’s begun, and it’s overdue. – MARK HEMINGWAY  (DIERSEN: Since 2002 when I succeeded in moving Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings to the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall, it has been a “safe place” for my nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious critics/opponents, their nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious operatives, and their nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious dupes to lash out at me, to discredit me, to intimidate me, to brow-beat me, to belittle me, to bully me, to reprimand me, to chastise me, to harass me, to punish me, to insult me, to slander me, and to threaten me. How should I react to that?  Should I wear a body camera there to document their bad behavior?  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/pushback-against-safe-spaces/article/2004242
— Affluent Society  The friends, and enemies, of American prosperity. – JAY WEISER
http://www.weeklystandard.com/affluent-society/article/2004222

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Donald Trump Faces Revived Pay-to-Play Scrutiny Over Florida AG Donation – Natalie Johnson  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about “Republicans” who pander to the Democrat news media and do not want me to know about, promote, attend, or report on their events and other activities.  The article would include examples in which they barred me from their events saying that they were “closed to media” but that they would not stop me if I paid to get in.  These “Republicans” focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/donald-trump-faces-revived-pay-play-accusations-florida-ag-donation/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton Explains To Humans Of New York How Women Guard Themselves Against Sexism (DIERSEN: Are you a woman?  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a sexist because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. Of course, needless-to-say, women who reject that plank work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-humans-of-new-york_us_57d1a064e4b00642712c37dd

 

POLITICO
— GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win  A growing number of Republicans think he can defeat Hillary Clinton. But they worry his campaign’s ground game is a disaster. – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-win-gop-insiders-227916
— Facebook co-founder donates $20 million to defeat Trump – Kristen East  (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/dustin-moskovitz-facebook-2016-donation-227931

 

CNN
— Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz commits $20M to help beat Trump – Teddy Schleifer (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/09/politics/facebook-cofounder-gift-democrats/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— TRAGIC: Veterans Back on Patrol, This Time to Protect Marijuana – JULIE TURKEWITZ
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/veterans-back-on-patrol-this-time-to-protect-marijuana.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How social media helps young people — especially minorities and the poor — get politically engaged – Matthew D. Luttig and Cathy J. Cohen  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on?  Mine focus on a) discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discouraging everyone from reading the emails.  They crow over their success in discouraging my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois from reading the emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/09/how-social-media-helps-young-people-especially-minorities-and-the-poor-get-politically-engaged/
— Republicans warn that Trump’s critique of Clinton’s ‘look’ fuels accusations of sexism – Matea Gold and Jenna Johnson  (DIERSEN: If/when your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attack your health, your strength, your stamina, your vigor, your etc., how would you respond?  I would stress that neither health nor any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-warn-that-trumps-critique-of-clintons-look-fuels-accusations-of-sexism/2016/09/08/051d48a4-75ca-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump claims that Hillary Clinton lacks “the strength or the stamina” to run the country. He questioned in a tweet this week why the media was not covering a coughing fit she had at a rally in Cleveland. His party’s chairman scolded her for not smiling enough. And Trump insisted that the former senator and secretary of state does not resemble a commander in chief: “I just don’t think she has a presidential look.” The escalating attacks by Trump and his allies on Clinton’s vigor and appearance are providing new fodder for critics who say the real estate developer is trafficking in sexist stereotypes and fueling false Internet rumors in attempts to undermine her image with voters. Many Republican strategists warn that the approach is perilous for a GOP nominee who already has low standing among women across the political spectrum, saying his jabs could resonate in a negative way for those who have encountered similar put-downs from men in their own lives. For women who “have had to put up with inappropriate suggestions about their appearance or stamina, it probably doesn’t sit really well when they come out of the mouth of a presidential candidate,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who is not supporting Trump.)
— Why the world’s Muslim population is growing so very, very quickly – Jon Emont  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.  Obviously, its goal is world domination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/09/where-and-why-the-median-age-for-muslims-is-so-low/

 

USA TODAY
— Atoning for slavery is not simple or cheap – Ross K. Baker  (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from slavery?  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have benefited tremendously from slavery because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, because I am White, because I am male, because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, because I am conservative, because I am Republican, because I am old (67), because I am healthy, because I am not poor, because I own guns, because etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/09/georgetown-slavery-atonement-affirmative-action-princeton-reparations-column/89997528/

 

DETROIT NEWS
— Phyllis Schlafly was a champion for women – Sandy Rios
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/09/08/phyllis-schlafly-champion-women/90108494/

 

THE WEEK
— How Donald Trump destroyed the anti-amnesty movement – Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
http://theweek.com/articles/647543/how-donald-trump-destroyed-antiamnesty-movement

 

U.S. NEWS  & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poisoning the Working Class  Donald Trump is a false idol for working-class whites no longer living the American Dream.” Are/were you a working-class White who is no longer living the American Dream?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed, but grossly overpaid, working class White.  They stress that I never earned more than $120,427/year in today’s dollars.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-09-09/trump-cant-fix-the-problems-of-the-working-class

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hunt for Holiday Workers Heats Up, Giving Wages a Boost  Retailers, delivery firms and logistics companies plan to step up recruiting, hire earlier – LAURA  STEVENS and LORETTA CHAO  (DIERSEN: The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966 as a temporary part-time employee for the Christmas rush.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wages-expected-to-rise-amid-scramble-for-holiday-workers-1473327002
— Trump Pushes to Repeal Little-Used Ban on Church Endorsements  GOP nominee targets issue that resonates with religious conservatives –  BETH REINHARD and  RICHARD RUBIN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church.  They are extremely judgmental, nasty, vicious, and even worse things.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they are far superior to those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church. They talk and act like GOD has directed them to destroy those like me who do not pander to them.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pushes-to-repeal-little-used-ban-on-church-endorsements-1473413403

 

FORTUNE
— Facebook’s Co-Founder Just Pledged $20 Million to Defeat Donald Trump – Ian Mount  (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage Couty, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://fortune.com/2016/09/09/facebook-cofounder-dustin-moscovitz-20-milllion-clinton-trump/

 

BLOOMBERG
It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley Older workers are trying lawsuits, classes, makeovers—even surgery—to keep working. – Carol Hymowitz and Robert Burnson  (DIERSEN: It’s tough being over 40 in the federal government, and especially if you are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, and/or not in the Senior Executive Service.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/silicon-valley-s-job-hungry-say-we-re-not-to-old-for-this
— Carson Says Trump Doesn’t Need to Apologize for Putin Praise – Betsy Fischer Martin and Tammy Haddad  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have made it very clear that they can and that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, any etc. that might praise me for anything.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-09/carson-trump-apologize-for-putin-praise
— Your Tattoo Might Have Printer Ink or Car Paint in It – Bradley Joseph Saacks
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-30/america-s-covered-in-tattoos-and-the-feds-are-probing-ink-risks

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Childhood home of Donald Trump to be sold at auction – AP  (DIERSEN: How much is your childhood home worth?  I lived with my parents in an apartment above a hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954; the building was torn down in 1966. I lived with my parents and brother at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1969 and with my mother and brother there 1969-1972 after my father died in 1969.  According to Zillow, it is worth $119,517.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160909/childhood-home-of-donald-trump-to-be-sold-at-auction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The childhood home in New York City of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to be auctioned and the opening bid is $849,000. Newsday reports the Queens home, which is listed on Trump’s birth certificate, will be auctioned on Oct. 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. The 3,600-square-foot Tudor has five bedrooms, a fully furnished basement and a two-car garage. It had been listed in July for $1.65 million. The owners say they put it up for auction because they want to see what it’s worth. Open house events are planned for Sept. 25, Oct. 6 and Oct. 16. Auction participants must bring a bank or certified check for $90,000 to the auction. Auction officials say a reserve price hasn’t been disclosed but has been set.)

 

ABQURQUE JOURNAL
— Is Trump hiding unsavory secrets about his finances? – Dana Milbank (DIERSEN: How did you get your money? I got my money by doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, auditing federal agencies, and collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/841648/is-trump-hiding-unsavory-secrets-about-his-finances.html

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “15 Years of Donald Trump’s 9/11 Lies, Insults, and Slights.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/09/15-years-of-donald-trump-s-9-11-lies-insults-and-slights.html

 

KSDK
— People try to steal Army veteran’s Trump sign  (DIERSEN: How vicious are the anti-Trumps in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/people-try-to-steal-army-veterans-trump-sign/315787632

 

NORTHWEST
— Jolt of support: Bellingham man adds electricity to Trump signs – ERIC MANDEL
http://mynorthwest.com/386250/jolt-of-support-bellingham-man-adds-electricity-to-trump-signs/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Question Whether Americans Remember 9/11  (DIERSEN: An American flag has flown at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton each and every day since September 11, 2001.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/many_question_whether_americans_remember_9_11

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.